I was able to access their page from the link you gave, on my Linux
laptop, but cannot ping them. I was, however, able to trace route clear
into one of their private networks at their firewall crossover from IP
addy 207.46.34.41/ge-1-0-0-0.col-64c-1b.ntwk.msn.net . Sounds like your
Winderz machine is a Conficker-C victim...
Cheers...
Ed
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Borries Demeler wrote:
>> I know, I know, Linux list, but here at work we're having trouble
>> accessing the Microsoft site (www.microsoft.com). Just wondering if
>> anyone else is having the same problem by any chance? Conficker issue?
>> Just-ping.com is showing it down from lots of different areas:
>>>>http://www.just-ping.com/index.php?vh=www.microsoft.com&c=>>>> I guess based on that, other people ARE having the same problem! :)
>> David
>>>> I have heard that people who run Windows that is infected with Conficker
> will not be able to access virus remediation sites like microsoft,
> symantec, etc.
>> You should scan your system with a recent virus/malware scanner, you may have to download
> it in Linux.
>> BTW, it's an easy check to see if you can get through from a linux box, then you
> know it is your Windows install being infected.
>> -b.
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